Basically, the company had to pay for its own buyout when private equity firms KKL, Vornado, and Bain bought the company for $6.6 billion, mostly with loans.

Because the company then had to pay off those extreme loans, they were forced to sell off their assets and property, which they leased back from the very private equity firms that now owned them.

The same thing happened more recently with Red Lobster and JoAnn Fabrics.

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Ok, but who is providing the loans for the buy out. When they default on the debt someone or some thing is not getting paid. If that were the case eventually no company would loan money for a leveraged but out right?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    The banks, and/or the insurance companies.

    In the case of the banks, the money isn't real and never existed in the first place.

    The fiat money system is pretty fucked when you understand it.

    At worst they take the "loss" and at best, they get bailed out by public dollars.

    Pick whatever fits your ideals.

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